Vincent Tan explained his strategy of trying to widen the club's fan base in Asia - "where the money is".

BBC: Bluebirds fly high at House of Lords reception

Bluebirds fan Lord Kinnock hosted the party, which was attended by owner Vincent Tan, manager Malky Mackay and captain Mark Hudson.

BBC: Bluebirds fly high at House of Lords reception

Much of that is owed to Vincent Tan which he says he will convert to shares but will only do so once the Langston debt is dealt with.

BBC: Vincent Tan's plan to make Cardiff City a force in Asia

The complaints over the new kit design follow the dispute sparked last year, when the club's Malaysian owner Vincent Tan rebranded Cardiff City - switching the blue shirts of the Bluebirds to red.

BBC: Mark Hudson in new club kit

Their stories of triumph and tribulation have been chronicled as cover stories in FORBES ASIA in the past year, including features on Li Ka-shing, Steve Wynn, Teresita Sy-Coson, Simon and Eleanor Kwok, Vincent Tan, Shyam and Hari Bhartia, as well as Morris Chang, the FORBES ASIA Businessman of the Year in 2012.

FORBES: A Message From FORBES ASIA Publisher William Adamopoulos

Vincent Tan: The main causes I support include community causes (provide aid for the poor, children, elderly folks), health causes (provide support and financial aid for treatment of diseases like AIDS, kidney ailments, cancer, free acupuncture centre), education (providing scholarships for education, and free education for underprivileged children and youth), environmental preservation (protection and preservation of coral growth), support and promotion of local performing arts, and humanitarian assistance for disaster relief.

FORBES: Malaysian Billionaire Vincent Tan on Philanthropy

The rest of that decade seemed to belong to Ireland, or more particularly to Vincent O'Brien, who trained three consecutive winners in Early Mist (1953), Royal Tan (1954) and Quare Times (1955).

BBC: The Grand National 1839-1955